Mickie Handegard is an experienced IT audit consultant currently serving as the Lead IT Audit Consultant at RGP since August 2019, where expertise includes designing and monitoring a global risk-based IT internal control environment based on frameworks such as COSO, NIST, and COBIT. Previous roles include IT Regulatory Compliance Officer/Consultant at Firm Solutions, ensuring compliance for clients in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, and a Small Business Consultant focused on financial and strategic planning for small businesses. Early career experience includes a managerial position in the Assurance/Risk Advisory Division at BDO USA, LLP, and a Project Leader role in Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Mickie holds a Master's degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a Post Graduate Fellowship in Health Administration from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Management from Florida State University.